Boardsi

Boardsi is disrupting the headhunter model in the Boardroom / Advisory space.
We connect and facilitate the process for Executives to obtain Board and Advisory roles.

With Boardsi, Executives work with innovative companies, startups, and non-profits
through any length of engagement from one-on-one phone meetings, to specific projects, to
formal advisory board positions.

Executive Advisor

Publisher, Touchwood Press

Writing books in the "50 Fun Facts" series I co-created.
Skills used: Writing, Researching, Editing, e-Book Design, Print Design, Social Media Ad and Video Production, AI platforms Chat GPT, Midjourney, and Tome.

Contributing Author

Impartner Software

-First on the Outbound BDR team of 12 to be promoted in Q4 2022
-Led BDRs in Annual Recurring Revenue Q1 2023.
-Stepped up during transitionary time by acting as the liaison between Marketing and Sales while onboarding new Sales and Marketing Operations teammates.
-Created and implemented cross-departmental Teams channel to drive social media engagement company-wide, while leading company in posts, likes, and shares.
-Chosen for special projects including professional development sessions on interactive video prospecting, and assisting marketing team at in-person events.

Sales Development Representative

Heretto

-Gained valuable real-world skills and experience in prospecting, cold calling, and email sequence authoring.
-Proactively set recurring meetings with remote sales and marketing colleagues and across all departments including C-suite and product team.
-Left role upon ramping because of unforeseen restructuring to sales org.

SV Academy

- Selected in top 2% of applicants for a program offered to high-potential individuals preparing for an SDR role in SaaS
- Rigorously trained (300+ hours) and assessed on sales development skills by instructional coaches and industry professionals
- Practiced and oriented self to SDR workflow and Emotional Intelligence skills

Sales Development Fellowship

Crystacular

Made living as freelance creative, educator, and community advocate.

Creative Director

Academy of Art University

-Served groups of international art students with customized training materials and group leadership.
-Advised art industry professionals on ESOL teaching methods creating higher efficiency classes
-Praised for versatility and value-adding work ethic

Academic Advisor & Instructor

SF English Skills

SF English Skills began as a private tutoring service for international English students, and then quickly expanded to include online English tutoring and educational video production. The videos are set in beautiful San Francisco locations and teach English skills in a clear, engaging and amusing style.

Educational Video Producer

Kaplan International English

English teacher to International students.
Levels Elementary through Advanced.
TOEFL test preparation.
Public Speaking Instructor and Course Designer

ESOL Teacher

KZSC Santa Cruz

Governing Board Member, Radio Show Host, Audio Engineer, Producer/Director/Actor in Radio Drama Productions
Winner of National Public Radio's "PRX Showcase" for original audio storytelling piece in 2008

Radio Producer

Experienced sales professional with proven record of prospecting, closing, creative outreach and leadership.

Sean McCandless

TDZ Creative Partners (prev. Tracy Diziere & Associates)

TDZ Creative Partners is a Creative Partnering™ agency that serves B2B Channel Marketers in Information Technology (from billion-dollar startups to Fortune Global 500 companies) and Service-Based Business Leaders--all of whom are intrapreneurs or entrepreneurs driven to increase their productivity and profitability by more than they could alone, all while staying in their genius zones. 
 
Specific to IT, we support vendors’ channel programs with to-partner and through-partner content and partner relationship management (PRM) system maintenance and liaise with VARs to support partner sales enablement, marketing, and on-brand ecommerce presence.  Increasingly, we are seeing alliances marketers needing support for joint campaigns in the channel.  We also fill gaps for product launch needs, especially "channelizing" assets. 

Our visionary Channel Marketing and Channel Sales clients rely on us to create insight and momentum to bring the best ideas to life. This means looking holistically at their use of time and resources, their strengths as leaders, and their revenue goals as well as answering their burning “how to” questions and developing plans to execute.

President & CEO

Ahwatukee Chamber Toastmasters

VP of Public Relations

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Managed external marketing communications for B2B markets

Marketing Manager

ABPMP Phoenix

I served as a part of the inaugural Board of the Association of Business Process Management Professionals’ Phoenix chapter.  By participating, I was able to indulge my passion for process and learn modeling techniques and Lean principles from experienced practitioners while contributing to the growth and awareness of the chapter via a local website and events.

VP of Marketing and Communications

Incentive Logic

As 1/3 of a Marketing team in this small SaaS business, I wore both product manager and product marketing manager hats to launch the company’s flagship product.  I was also responsible for custom solution development and marketing for the Market Research vertical and company-wide internal communications.  Key accomplishments include:

--Developing an overall product marketing strategy to take the company to $100 MM in revenue
--Mapping the end-to-end service delivery process
--Identifying appropriate internal communications based on research, and 
--Creating specifications to improve our largest custom client’s portal for increased user engagement

Marketing

Thomson NETg

Prior to this e-learning company’s acquisition by SkillSoft, I held the position of Product Communications Specialist, in which I assessed  internal communications needs and established an email newsletter to increase Sales’ product knowledge. As the first Proposal Manager, I built, formalized, and marketed a consultative, quality-focused proposal program; ensured efficient sales enablement with an RFP tracking database; and ultimately produced historical reports illustrating a 74% win rate. In both roles, I developed plans and improved processes to manage multiple, cross-functional projects, including online product updates, while monitoring/adapting to changing priorities.

Product Communications Specialist and Proposal Manager

Syntellect

I conducted primary and secondary research to guide product development and vertical marketing strategy decisions, contributed to re-branding efforts, developed ad concepts, and produced internal communications and collateral for sales enablement. I also facilitated website revision for a subsidiary based on a market segmentation strategy.  As Proposal Coordinator, I managed and refined the proposal (RFP) process and developed tools to support a strategic marketing approach.  In both roles, I tracked, analyzed, and reported on data to guide decisions.

Arizona State University

By applying marketing, communications, and general business experience from past positions, I was able to recommend a revised website for the College (based on a market segmentation strategy) and lead a middle managers’ team focused on improving internal communication and operational functions.  Regular duties included delivering presentations, hiring and managing a student worker, publishing print and online resources, and, at the quotidian level, reviewing all theses/dissertations for style and format.

Program Coordinator, Senior

Environmental Support Solutions

While in graduate school, I worked part-time to plan and coordinate all internal and external PR efforts, including developing a media kit, writing press releases, and submitting applications to awards programs. I also served as a consultant to the president on strategic issues (spearheading a M&A effort) and developed an employee incentive program.

Public Relations Specialist

Arthur Andersen

I got my start in marketing developing communication strategies for internal marketing and external sales initiatives and—on the tactical side—results-oriented proposals, presentations, and collateral for accounting, tax, and consulting services.  I also supported public relations efforts, including events and press releases, and contributed to continuous operational improvement via win/loss reporting, internal cross-selling tools, and a budget framework.

Marketing Communications Specialist

Strategic Marketing Advisor | Creativity Conduit | Happy Person

I manage TDZ Creative Partners, a Creative Partnering™ agency working with entrepreneurial-minded leaders--whether they work for themselves, a technology vendor with a channel program, or someone else--in overcoming both long-range and day-to-day challenges and bringing the best ideas to life. That’s my genius zone. 

My core belief is that “Nothing is created alone” and that relationships are at the heart of all great marketing and content. Leveraging my creativity and analytical thinking, I partner with B2B channel marketing, channel sales, alliances marketing, and services leaders to help them succeed with content and business solutions—propelling them out of operational scarcity, procrastination, and overwhelm with solid, actionable ideas and the execution of them.  

I believe it’s essential to create a space where people in business feel seen, heard, cared for, and valued--which is why I am also passionate about service experience design, authentic culture/networking, and working side-by-side with our clients. I embrace the big picture of who they are, what they need to be successful, and where their strengths and roadblocks lie--resulting in customized paths to achieving and making more.  What's your MORE? 
   
My Gallup StrengthsFinder Signature Themes ("Top 5"​) are Ideation, Intellection, Input, Restorative, and Activator. 

Client work typically involves: Channel and alliance partner campaigns and content, strategy development, strategic marketing plans and tactical execution, branding/re-branding (including campaigns), B-to-B marketing, product/business launch preparation, sales cycle support and planning, content marketing, ad campaigns, screening tools and processes, continuous improvement, technology marketing, website revision (including partner pages), internal/employee communications, process development, consulting, and strengths-based coaching.


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